Survival: Grande Prairie B

When: September 12, 2025 from 10am-3pm (bring a bagged lunch)
Where: Grande Prairie - Evergreen Ridge
(Meet in Parking Lot)

Take advantage of both our Bushcraft Torches and Natural Adhesives and Primitive Tool Making workshops at a discounted rate. Torches have many uses in survival situations for light, moving fire, and other uses. This class will allow participants to create their own torch using only natural materials and learn about why torches may be an asset in the wilderness. This class will start with a knife safety presentation. Participants are welcome to bring their own non-folding knife if desired, otherwise all tools and materials will be provided. Learn to make an all-natural adhesive using ingredients found in nature. Class discussion will include the traditional origins of adhesive, as well as practical uses. Participants will then create their own adhesive using materials found in the area.

Note to parents: As both these classes require a good deal of sap/resin from conifer trees I am asking families to collect and bring resin to use in the class. This will allow for less impact on the trees where I harvest and where the class is being held. We will use the hardened, dry sap that can be found on the trunk of spruce and pines. When harvesting please do not hack at live trees or cause damage. I typically just use my fingers or a gently pry the resin off the tree. It is the trees way of protecting itself form water and insects. Over the summer and fall you can slowly collect resin to bring to class. Although I will have a supply on hand it would be great to get more to use.